La Verne residents are welcome in Pomona: Letters

I have been following the stories in the newspaper and on Facebook regarding the Walmart grocery store business that is proposed for the city of La Verne.

David Allen nailed it in Sunday’s column (“Under the radar, Walmart supermarket ventures into Pomona”). Perhaps La Verne residents are unaware that the “undesirables” from Pomona are already shopping in their town! Although I refuse to give up my favorite restaurants, I have made a conscious effort to spend my money in Pomona instead of La Verne. As Pomona continues to grow economically, I will have even more reasons to keep my tax money here.

We welcome La Verne residents to our community. I am sure they are already healing in our hospitals, enjoying our many entertainment venues, praying in our churches, and receiving degrees in our institutions of higher learning. When our Walmart store opens, you are welcome to buy your groceries in Pomona, too.

— Beth Brooks, Pomona

A few things the city might not have noticed

Random thoughts on a Sunday morning (sorry, Louis Brewster), but I was just wondering how many $1,000 fines the city of Rancho Cucamonga gave out for illegal fireworks, especially the area of 19th Street and Alameda?

Now to get down to the business at hand. I see where Rancho Cucamonga recently received millions of dollars to do some street repairs, which is a good thing, but I wish they could “sneak” some of that money over to the landscaping situation facing the “Zones” ... ooh, the zones. But what about the left-hand turn lane going south on Haven at Valencia that had to be lengthened due to that stupid stoplight that had to be installed because of the gas station? I looked up the bid online and it cost “somebody” over $84,000 to complete!

Then has anyone noticed a lane missing on the westbound side of Town Center Drive between Spruce and Elm? Looks as though the Lewis Co. needed a quarter-mile or so of one lane so the residents of its Santa Barbara community could park there. I don’t recall seeing a public hearing on that project ... how convenient.

And who knows what the final tally will be in regard to the Red Hill Park lake drain fiasco? I hope the Daily Bulletin keeps us in the loop on that deal.

And another thing, could somebody from the city please drive by the intersection of Haven and 19th Street on a Saturday or Sunday and bring a calculator so you can count all the “For Sale” signs that the real estate agents are putting up? I know there is a sign ordinance somewhere on the books, but these signs are like gremlins and nobody from the city is doing anything about it.

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I love my city and they are doing so many things right with incredible employees guiding us in the right direction. Just sometimes they need to be reminded of things they might not notice or forget about.

— Bob Terry, Rancho Cucamonga

Underwater grinding?

A question for the authors of “Drought victims blamed for water shortage” and “Climate crisis not a partisan issue” (July 18). A recent news article displayed Native American artifacts uncovered due to our drought. The artifact uncovered was an acorn grinding hole in a rock. Now either A) Native Americans mastered the art of underwater acorn grinding, B) Native Americans caused global warming to have lower water levels than us, or C) it’s a hoax to rob us of more tax money.